CVE 4.8 MEDIUM

pypdf: Possible large memory usage for large offsets for layout mode text_CVE-2026-48155

4.8 / 10
MEDIUM
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Description

pypdf is a free and open-source pure-python PDF library. Prior to 6.12.0, an attacker who uses this vulnerability can craft a PDF which leads to large memory usage. This requires extracting text in layout mode with large character offsets. This vulnerability is fixed in 6.12.0.

Basic Information

ID CVE-2026-48155
Source GitHub_M
Published May 28, 2026 at 14:51
Modified May 28, 2026 at 15:57

Affected Product

Vendor py-pdf
Product pypdf
Version < 6.12.0
Affected Versions py-pdf pypdf < 6.12.0

CWE Classification

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